Coach Certification and Courses
Becoming a qualified table tennis coach in the USA through the USATT Coaching Certification. You will find information below on how you can get involved in coaching table tennis and becoming certified. All coaches teaching in USATT Sanctioned Clubs in the USA must have mandatory SafeSport Certification and Background Checks - find more information on the SafeSport homepage. Contact for Further Information/Questions - Tina Ren
Online Club Level Coach Certification
The USATT online Club Coach certification program is now available on Integrass at https://usattlms.integrasssports.com/login/index.php. The Club Coach Course contains video training content, a Club Coach Test, and practical training by course instructors to become certified as a USATT Club Coach.
Enrollment
To be enrolled in the Club Coach certification program you may enter the course and use the PayPal Link to pay the certification exam fee. Please be sure to check the course perquisites and certification requirements below before attempting to enroll in the online Club Coach Course.
Course Fee: $299.00
Prerequisites
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USATT member in good standing
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SafeSport Compliance:
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Complete SafeSport Training
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Pass background check
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USATT coach code of conduct
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16 years of age or older
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Two years of USATT membership or in foreign table tennis associations; OR a minimum rating of 1500 achieved in USATT sanctioned tournaments
Certification Requirements
To become and remain an active USATT Certified Coach you must be a current USATT Member and SafeSport Compliant. SafeSport Compliance requires completion of a USATT Background Check and SafeSport Tutorial. USATT Membership and SafeSport requirements are available on Simply Compete at https://usatt.simplycompete.com/. First time visitors will need to create a USATT account.
Coach Course Instructors
Course Coach: Pieke Franssen
Club: 888 Table Tennis Club
Coaching Achievements
2010 European Youth Championships: 1st place girls junior single Britt Eerland
2008 European Championships: 1st place women’s team
2008 Pro Tour Slovenia: 1st place women’s single Li Jiao, 1st place women’ double Li Jie, 2nd place Li Jiao
2007 European Championships: 1st Place Li Jiao women’s single
Course Coach: Jun Gao
Club: California Table Tennis
Coaching Achievements
2017 PanAm Junior Championships Girls’ Coach
2016 World Junior Championships Girls' Coach
2015 coached Rachel Yang US Open U-13 Champion and Cadet National Team
2012 coached Erica Wu to London Olympics
Course Advisor: Larry Hodges
Club: Maryland Table Tennis Center
Coaching Achievements
USATT Certified National Coach
ITTF Level 2 coach
1991-95, 2017-2018 Chair of USATT Coaching Committee
Two-time USATT Coach of the Year
Editor of USA Table Tennis Magazine for 12 years
Member of USATT Hall of Fame and 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Course Coach: Dave Fullen
Club: Spin & Smash
Coaching Achievements
USATT Regional Coach
ITTF Level 2 coach
Completing certification for National Coach/ITTF Level 3 coach
table tennis since 2012
2020 USATT Hopes camps head coach
Coaching Excellence Program Developer